Moscow and Ankara will coordinate mutual action to end the military conflict and the stabilization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia about it in a telephone conversation agreed by the presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Russian leader cautioned against any actions that would inflame the conflict. Erdogan agreed with Putin that resolved the dispute should without bloodshed.
The presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation on Monday, July 27, discussed the escalation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
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The Russian leader cautioned against any actions that would inflame the conflict. Erdogan agreed with Putin that resolved the dispute should without bloodshed, exclusively through peaceful negotiations.
The heads of state agreed to coordinate mutual actions for the stabilization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, said the press service of the Kremlin.
“the Leaders also noted the lack of an alternative political-diplomatic settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the principles of international law in the interests of the peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan,” says the Russian presidential administration.
Meanwhile, special forces of the Azerbaijani armed forces on July 21 in the area 22:30 (21:30 GMT) launched an attack on a combat post of the Armenian army, reported the press Secretary of the defense Ministry of Armenia Shushan Stepanyan on his page in Facebook.
“the Armenian soldiers managed to throw back the enemy, [which suffered] serious losses. According to preliminary data, the Azerbaijani special forces trapped the Armenian armed forces,” said Stepanyan. According to her, the Armenian side suffered no losses.
The defense Ministry of Azerbaijan denied a report in Yerevan. In Baku called this misinformation.
“there is No new attack in that direction on our part was not. On the contrary, in our section of the state border remains quiet, we have no losses.
However, the other side of the border there is panic among Armenian servicemen. Previously, we heard shots fired from small arms at the positions of the units of the Armenian armed forces. Apparently, there was another skirmish between Armenian military servicemen”, — said the head of the press service of the defense Ministry Vagif Dargyakhli.
The intensification of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan took place on 12 July, when troops of the two States started a gunfight. Then killed more than 10 people on both sides. The parties have accused each other of provocation.
The defense Ministry of Azerbaijan that day said that units of the Armenian armed forces with artillery tried to attack the positions of Azerbaijani army in Tovuz direction of the border. After that a fight ensued.
In Baku claim that the enemy suffered losses and retreated. According to the military, in combat, killed two servicemen of Azerbaijan, five injured. Later from the received wounds has died another soldier.
In turn, in Yerevan said that the afternoon of 12 July, the Azerbaijani soldiers in the UAZ tried to violate the state border in the Tavush direction. As noted a press-the Secretary of defense Shushan Stepanyan, after warning the Armenian side, the enemy left the car and returned to their positions.
Erdogan has declared unconditional support of Ankara to Azerbaijan.
“We in any case will not leave without the support of the fraternal Azerbaijan, are in talks with [Azerbaijani President] Ilham Aliyev. In Turkey were sent to the Azerbaijani delegation, the negotiations were conducted. I also met with them. We are close to Azerbaijan,” — said the Turkish leader.
Soon after that Azerbaijan threatened Armenia with precision strike on a nuclear power plant, which is located near the Armenian town of Metsamor.
“Armenia should not forget that the new missile systems that are in service with the Armed forces of Azerbaijan is able to take an accurate shot at the Metsamor nuclear power plant that will be a catastrophe for Armenia,” — said the head of the press service of the defense Ministry of Azerbaijan Vagif Dargyakhli.
Thus Baku has responded to allegations that Armenia could attack the dam of the Mingachevir reservoir. This could lead to the inundation of large areas.
Meanwhile, the defense Ministry assured that the air defenses that have Azerbaijan will not allow the enemy to strike at facilities in the country.
Between Armenia and Azerbaijan there is a long-standing conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which in 1988 declared its withdrawal from Azerbaijan SSR. In 1992-1994 took place on its territory large-scale fighting, after which Azerbaijan lost control over Karabakh and seven adjacent districts.
In 1992 was established the OSCE Minsk group with several co-chairs — Russia, France, USA. The parties are trying through the negotiations to a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
